Restorative Dentistry

Whether it’s due to an injury, genetic condition, or just the way your teeth come in, sometimes a dental situation requires the work of an oral surgeon. While your dentist can perform a number of important procedures, along with helping you craft a course of treatment for long-term oral health, some

Some of us can go our entire lives without the need for a dental filling. But according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, by the time we’re 64 years old, more than 95 percent of us have either dental cavities or missing teeth. If you’ve been lucky enough so

At Herrick, we believe that every patient should be informed as they make choices about their dental care. With this priority in mind, we’d like to offer some insight into a current debate among many dentists:  amalgam fillings vs. composite fillings.  Here’s why we prefer to use composite fillings when

Root canal therapy is a typical dental procedure that many people will experience sometime during their life. Due to many fears and myths about root canals, most people have questions and concerns about the procedure before having it performed. The most common question that people have revolves around understanding why

Not only does losing a tooth typically make someone self-conscious about their appearance, there are significant oral health concerns that should be considered as well. Larger problems arising from a missing tooth include: Adjacent teeth are prone to shifting Abnormal wear is placed on surrounding teeth, which can cause advanced

Silver fillings (called amalgams) have been used in dentistry for nearly a century. As advancements in dental materials have been produced, tooth colored fillings became available and used on a more frequent basis in routine dental treatment. Tooth colored composite fillings offer many benefits to the patients at Herrick Dental.

Even with the use of advanced dental technology, root canal therapy is still associated with a stigma among dental patients. Many patients, when told that they need to have a root canal performed, become very anxious about the procedure itself. Sometimes they avoid it completely, which causes the eventual loss

When getting a false tooth or teeth made, a patient used to be required to make several trips to the dentist. X-rays were taken and impressions were made prior to sending the project to the lab. Today, the process is a lot different. The rise of Chairside Economical Restoration of

Having a tooth extracted is something that most people do not look forward to, but it is a very routine procedure done daily in many dental offices. Ideally it is best to maintain natural teeth, but sometimes extractions are unavoidable. Why are teeth extracted? What is the procedure like? Can